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Debra Friedman Memorial–Thea Foss Waterway Public Esplanade Viewpoint, 3 rocks

1.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 26 min

Debra Friedman Memorial–Thea Foss Waterway Public Esplanade Viewpoint, 3 rocks is a 1.2-mile out-and-back near Tacoma, WA. The route passes Fluent Steps and Thea Foss Waterway Public Esplanade Viewpoint before reaching Debra Friedman Memorial at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7 – 85 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.24571, -122.43403
Nearest town Tacoma, WA
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Debra Friedman Memorial–Thea Foss Waterway Public Esplanade Viewpoint, 3 rocks

1.2 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 26 min

Elevation 7–86 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.24571, -122.43403

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:53 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: Pacific Avenue & South 19th Street stop 207 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Fluent Steps.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass Thea Foss Waterway Public Esplanade Viewpoint.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Thea Foss Waterway Public Esplanade, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Commerce Street, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftTurn right onto South 19th Street, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Prairie Line Trail, heading S.
  12. 450 ftReach Debra Friedman Memorial, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto South 19th Street, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Commerce Street, heading SW.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Prairie Line Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Thea Foss Waterway Public Esplanade, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/debra-friedman-memorial-out-back

Trail surface

48% paved6% gravel46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:53 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Pacific Avenue & South 19th Street stop 207 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Tacoma, Washington